From DBU's website:
DBU Baseball Team Wins Game One Against Guatemala National Team
9/30/2007
The DBU Baseball Team and 40 DBU students arrived in Guatemala on Friday night. After a good nights rest the team’s departed on their first day of mission work around Guatemala City. The Baseball Team and the Diamond Belles traveled to San Gabriel’s Boy’s Orphanage, who ranged from the ages of 12-18, first thing on Saturday morning.
The orphanage was a life changing experience for the many guys on the team, the Diamond Belles, as well as the boys who live there. Each player and Belle took a personal initiative to interact with every kid, which is something the orphanage boys will never forget. The Baseball Team helped run different activities for the boys, which ranged from, recreation, wiffle ball and a Bible Study, while the Belles took care of the crafts. The children seemed to like the Piñatas the best especially when the candy came out and a dog pile ensued.
Senior Brice Wells said, “It was one of the best days of my life and seeing what God can do with a group of guys who share the love of Christ and baseball. I know the Lord worked through us at the orphanage and what a blessing it was for our baseball team.”
After the orphanage the Team embarked on their second mission of the day, which was a baseball clinic for the little league baseball teams of Guatemala. With over 50 kids showing up for the clinic the team took full advantage of the opportunity to share the love of Jesus Christ and baseball. The team ran several different stations for two hours and concluded the clinic with a short testimony by Senior Brett Lester.
Lester stated “I could not have asked for a better way to start off my senior of baseball then teaching kids my love for baseball and most importantly how much God loves them. It was a huge blessing being able to share a little of my testimony with them today and I am so thankful the Lord allowed us as a team to be able to take part in such a special event.”
Concluding the first day in Guatemala was the first game between DBU and the Guatemala National Team. The Patriots, who are currently in their fall season, competed in their first game of the 2007-08 year, while Guatemala is currently wrapping up their season.
The first pitch and a Guatemalan fire work show kicked off the three game series with a bang. DBU continued the fireworks throughout the game scoring nine runs on 12 hits and defeated the Guatemala National Team, 12-1. With the victory, DBU took a 1-0 lead in the race for the Presidents Cup.
The Patriots jumped out to the early lead in the top of the second inning, when Junior Evan Bigley led off with a single to left field and advanced to third off a single by Sophomore Ryan Enos. Bigley scored the first run of the game off an RBI single by Junior Nick Santos, which brought Junior Trevor Head to the plate. Head loaded the bases after he was hit by a pitch and Enos scored the second run of the inning when Junior Brandon Bantz connected on the Patriots fourth hit of the inning. The Patriots scored their third and fourth runs of the inning of a ground out and an error by the Guatemala National Team.
The Patriots pushed their lead to 5-0 in the top of the third inning after Bigley singled and advanced to second off a ground out by Enos. Bigley then stole third base and an error by the third baseman allowed Bigley to score.
DBU padded their lead to 6-0 in the top of the fourth inning after Juniors Trevor Head and JT Bloodworth singled to put runners in scoring position for Knight, who drove in Head off his second hit of the game.
Bigley led off the top of the fifth with his third hit of the game and advance to third on an error by the catcher when Enos walked. Santos then drove the first pitch he saw to the deep right center field gap, which allowed Bigley and Enos to score. Santos then advance to third on a ground out by Head and scored on a wild pitch, which brought the score to 9-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth.
Guatemala scored their first run of the game in the bottom half of the fifth after an error by the Patriots allowed the inning to be extended. DBU then walked one batter that allowed a runner to get in scoring position and with a base hit to center field the Guatemalan’s cut the lead to 9-1.
DBU continued to score runs in the top of the seventh inning when Freshman Marcellous Biggins led off the inning with a single and Junior Clay Kelly moved him to third on a double down the right field line. Biggins and Kelly scored the 10th and 11th runs of the game off an RBI single by Freshman Bradshaw Perry. Freshman Jason Krizan then drove in Perry on a single for the 12th run of the game.
Leading DBU at the plate was Bigley, who went three for five, with three runs scored, while Santos went two for three, with two RBI. Knight contributed with two hits and an RBI, while Bloodworth and Wilson also had two hit nights.
Picking up the victory for the Patriots was Junior Jordan Meaker, who had a predetermined three inning start. Meaker ended his night with 3.0 innings pitched, no runs allowed on one hit, and three strikeouts. Senior Wayne Dowling looked strong when he threw 3.0 innings allowing no earned runs, one hit, and four strikeouts.
DBU and Guatemala will play game two of the series on Sunday night when the first pitched is thrown at 7:00.
To see a poster advertising the games, click on the following link and scroll down a bit:
http://www.velocidadmaxima.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64621&referrerid=2757
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